Concordia University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.40 / 3.00 |
Cassandra
Lamontagne Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory
Yes
A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
In the absence of a regulated methodology for greenhouse gas inventory for higher education institutions in Quebec, the current methodology follows the
Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.
Operational Control Approach
Under the operational control approach, a university accounts all GHG emissions from operations over which it or one of its subsidiaries has control, i.e. it has full authority to introduce and implements operating policies and procedures.
What’s included in the inventory?
- All spaces owned by Concordia are included in the GHG inventory, regardless if they are used by Concordia or leased to someone else. Operations of areas owned by the University but used by tenants can still be controlled through contractual agreements.
- All spaces not owned but used by the University are NOT included in the GHG inventory since the University is contractually restricted and does not have full operational control.
- For areas with a shared ownership between the University and other organizations, proportional responsibility is acknowledged based on the ratio of surface area owned by the University.
Sources of emissions included:
Scope 1 – Direct GHG emissions
o Stationary emissions (e.g. buildings heating with natural gas or heating oil)
o Mobile emissions (e.g. operational vehicles fleet and shuttle bus)
o Fugitive emissions (e.g. refrigerant losses)
o Emissions from physical & chemical processes (e.g. dry ice, gaseous CO2 or CH4)
Scope 2 – Indirect GHG emissions (from consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam)
o Electricity purchased from Hydro-Quebec
Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.
Operational Control Approach
Under the operational control approach, a university accounts all GHG emissions from operations over which it or one of its subsidiaries has control, i.e. it has full authority to introduce and implements operating policies and procedures.
What’s included in the inventory?
- All spaces owned by Concordia are included in the GHG inventory, regardless if they are used by Concordia or leased to someone else. Operations of areas owned by the University but used by tenants can still be controlled through contractual agreements.
- All spaces not owned but used by the University are NOT included in the GHG inventory since the University is contractually restricted and does not have full operational control.
- For areas with a shared ownership between the University and other organizations, proportional responsibility is acknowledged based on the ratio of surface area owned by the University.
Sources of emissions included:
Scope 1 – Direct GHG emissions
o Stationary emissions (e.g. buildings heating with natural gas or heating oil)
o Mobile emissions (e.g. operational vehicles fleet and shuttle bus)
o Fugitive emissions (e.g. refrigerant losses)
o Emissions from physical & chemical processes (e.g. dry ice, gaseous CO2 or CH4)
Scope 2 – Indirect GHG emissions (from consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam)
o Electricity purchased from Hydro-Quebec
Has the GHG emissions inventory been validated internally by personnel who are independent of the GHG accounting and reporting process and/or verified by an independent, external third party?:
Yes
A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
The GHG inventory and report was created by the Office of Sustainability. Data was collected from various departments by the sustainability analyst. The GHG inventory was submitted for quality assurance to a PhD student in Concordia's Climate Scenarios, Impacts and Modelling (CSIM) Lab whose research focuses on greenhouse gas emission accounting.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Scope 1 GHG emissions
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Stationary combustion | 9,917.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 356.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
10,274.10
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Imported electricity | 133.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
133.80
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
GHG emissions from biomass combustion
44.51
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3 GHG emissions
| Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Business travel | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | Yes | 11,766.09 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Purchased goods and services | Yes | 44.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Capital goods | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes | 3,483.62 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Waste generated in operations | Yes | 509.37 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources | Yes | 7.78 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
15,811.14
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
The Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard was created as a supplement to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. Concordia used this standard as a framework for measuring its Scope 3 GHG emissions.
Scope 3 - Other Indirect GHG emissions
o Solid waste sent to landfill (non-hazardous waste)
o Concordia’s community commuting
o Offsite fossil fuel production (for fuel consumption of vehicles fleet only, not commuting)
o Office paper production (for paper purchased through central purchasing services only)
o Electricity transmission and distribution losses
Scope 3 - Other Indirect GHG emissions
o Solid waste sent to landfill (non-hazardous waste)
o Concordia’s community commuting
o Offsite fossil fuel production (for fuel consumption of vehicles fleet only, not commuting)
o Office paper production (for paper purchased through central purchasing services only)
o Electricity transmission and distribution losses
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
No
Annual weight of emissions for::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | --- |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | --- |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | --- |
| Particulate matter (PM) | --- |
| Ozone (O3) | --- |
| Lead (Pb) | --- |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
| Yes or No | |
| Major stationary sources | --- |
| Area sources | --- |
| Mobile sources | --- |
| Commuting | --- |
| Off-site electricity production | --- |
None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
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Optional Fields
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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